Congratulations to Peck Place School 6th graders who graduated from the DARE Program! This year marked 20 ...

Congratulations to Peck Place School 6th graders who graduated from the DARE Program! This year marked 20 years of DARE education in the Town of Orange! Pictured are the four DARE Essay winners who sp ...

South Central Area Superintendents’ Association (SCASA) held its 11th annual Student Awards Luncheon on F ...

South Central Area Superintendents’ Association (SCASA) held its 11th annual Student Awards Luncheon on Friday, March 17, 2017 at Cascade in Hamden, CT. This program provides area Superintendents wit ...

The Peck Place Lego League team, the Outrageous Oranges, came in 9th out of 24 teams in the November 19th ...

The Peck Place Lego League team, the Outrageous Oranges, came in 9th out of 24 teams in the November 19th Lego League competition in Shelton, CT. The kids were very excited that they almost qualified ...

The Peck Place Lego League team, the Outrageous Oranges, finished up its project for the November 19th co ...

The Peck Place Lego League team, the Outrageous Oranges, finished up its project for the November 19th competition by meeting with the local Bark Busters dog training company of Woodbridge, CT to get ...

When Anne Fleming started teaching as a reading specialist fifty years ago, there were no interactive Sma ...

When Anne Fleming started teaching as a reading specialist fifty years ago, there were no interactive Smart Boards to colorfully display pages of books on a larger than life screen, there was no Googl ...

Recently, two sixth graders from Peck Place School were awarded The Connecticut Association of Schools Ou ...

Recently, two sixth graders from Peck Place School were awarded The Connecticut Association of Schools Outstanding Arts Award at the Celebration of the Arts Festival held at the Aqua Turf Club. This a ...

To the Editor, On Sunday, November 22nd, I stopped at Peck Place School to let my dog run around in the e ...

To the Editor, On Sunday, November 22nd, I stopped at Peck Place School to let my dog run around in the enclosed area. Much to my surprise, there was a lock on the gate; as well as the other larger ga ...

The students and staff from Peck Place School gathered together to honor our local Veterans, both past an ...

The students and staff from Peck Place School gathered together to honor our local Veterans, both past and present, during a special school assembly. The gym was decorated beautifully with artwork tha ...

The students and faculty at Peck Place School paraded outside in front of the many onlookers that came to ...

The students and faculty at Peck Place School paraded outside in front of the many onlookers that came to watch them during their annual Halloween parade. There was a variety of creative, homemade, sc ...

Recently, Peck Place School held its first of two Adopt-A-Reader programs. The district wide program bega ...

Recently, Peck Place School held its first of two Adopt-A-Reader programs. The district wide program began several years back and is a wonderful opportunity for students to invite parents, aunts, uncl ...

Well known storyteller and visual literacy educator Tom Lee visited Peck Place School on Wednesday, Septe ...

Well known storyteller and visual literacy educator Tom Lee visited Peck Place School on Wednesday, September 9, Thursday, September 10 and Wednesday, September 16, 2015. Mr. Lee guided students throu ...

Solar Panels to be Installed Orange schools had a spiffy new look when students returned to school on Aug ...

Solar Panels to be Installed Orange schools had a spiffy new look when students returned to school on Aug. 31. Not only had the janitorial staff has spent the summer scrubbing and polishing to make th ...

Orange Elementary Schools’ before and after school program will have a new organizational structure for t ...

Orange Elementary Schools’ before and after school program will have a new organizational structure for the upcoming school year. The board of education opted to eliminate the position of the School o ...

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